Take your headphones off
Hey, Im so thankful for you, thanks for being here!
Whats up y’all, I’m so thankful that after months of spiritual warfare, and me thinking so hard about my writing that I am back! I am so grateful to The Lord and his faithfulness for continually reminding me of who I am, and the mission that he has me to do on this earth. I am back and I am better this fall season, you will be seeing more of Ray’s Roux!
So recently one of my favorite things that I have been doing throughout the day, is going take a walks in the park. I enjoy walking and listening to my favorite music, it’s something about having your favorite songs with a view, it feels like I’m in a movie, and when I am praying, I feel like The Lord really meets me there at the park. In the midst of the hills and fields. I always make sure that I bring my headphones with me, but recently, I have been feeling a tug to go without them. Now if I’m being honest, I sometimes still bring them anyways, because either I really want to listen to music as I go, or I don’t really want to talk to people, so I keep them on. The last time I went, which was a few days ago, I felt it strongly again to go to the park without my headphones because The Lord wanted me to hear him without any distractions, and boy, did I hear him.
I started down the trail at first listening to music, the more I listened to the worship music, the more I felt the urge to just snatch the headphones off, because there was more that The Lord wanted me to hear in that moment, and to my surprise, when I took my headphones off, it felt like the world came to life around me. I heard the whistle of the wind, the shaking of the trees, the little kids laughters afar, and I heard the life around me that I muted out so often.
As I took a breath, taking in the refreshing moment, wondering why I don’t do this often, it was kind of rooted in fear that I kept my headphones on, I didn’t want to look awkward, or I didn’t want anyone to come up and approach me, so I made myself unapproachable. Once I did, I heard the concept of this blog post so clearly “ Take your headphones off”.
In order to hear The Lord, in order to truly listen to the words that he is telling you, it’s going to cause you to take your headphones off and hear him in your sprit. Quiet the noise in you, and listen. whether it be distractions such as social media, people, idols, or family members. The Lord is the only thing that you should be listening to in this hour. In order to get to your next step, it is going to cause you to be obedient and take those steps that he has been calling you to take. Trust me, if I knew what was on the other side, I would have been taken my head phones off.
Here are some scriptures for you to mediate on in the Holy Spirt.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Matthew 2:22
Matthew 16:24
I love you and The Lord loves you even more
Raylyn.
